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St. Lawrence Island, Aleutians

This checklist includes all bird species found in St. Lawrence Island, Aleutians , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).

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Country or region: St. Lawrence Island, Aleutians [map]

Other names: Gambell (town)

Number of species: 298
Number of globally threatened species: 20
Last modified: 2025-10-12

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	Rare/Accidental
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii
Emperor Goose	Anser canagicus
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens
Bean Goose	Anser fabalis
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Vulnerable
Spectacled Eider	Somateria fischeri	Near-threatened
King Eider	Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	Near-threatened
Steller's Eider	Polysticta stelleri	Vulnerable
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca
Black Scoter	Melanitta americana	Near-threatened
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica
Smew	Mergellus albellus	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus
Goosander	Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Redhead	Aythya americana
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Rare/Accidental
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Baikal Teal	Sibirionetta formosa	Rare/Accidental
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope
American Wigeon	Mareca americana
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Common Teal	Anas crecca
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Willow Grouse	Lagopus lagopus
Rock Ptarmigan	Lagopus muta
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Vulnerable
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Oriental Turtle Dove	Streptopelia orientalis	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Fork-tailed Swift	Apus pacificus	Rare/Accidental
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Rare/Accidental
Oriental Cuckoo	Cuculus optatus	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Sandhill Crane	Antigone canadensis
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata
Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer
White-billed Diver	Gavia adamsii	Near-threatened
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Short-tailed Albatross	Phoebastria albatrus	Vulnerable
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous
Fork-tailed Storm-petrel	Hydrobates furcatus
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
Short-tailed Shearwater	Ardenna tenuirostris
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Chinese Pond Heron	Ardeola bacchus
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus
Pelagic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax pelagicus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Vulnerable
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica
Eurasian Dotterel	Eudromias morinellus	Rare/Accidental
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Near-threatened
Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Bristle-thighed Curlew	Numenius tahitiensis	Near-threatened
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Little Curlew	Numenius minutus	Rare/Accidental
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Near-threatened
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Vulnerable
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	Vulnerable
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Near-threatened
Black Turnstone	Arenaria melanocephala
Great Knot	Calidris tenuirostris	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Near-threatened
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Rare/Accidental
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	Vulnerable
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	Rare/Accidental
Long-toed Stint	Calidris subminuta	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	Near-threatened
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Near-threatened
Rock Sandpiper	Calidris ptilocnemis
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Rare/Accidental
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Near-threatened
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Vulnerable
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Near-threatened
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Near-threatened
Pintail Snipe	Gallinago stenura	Rare/Accidental
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	Rare/Accidental
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Rare/Accidental
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Grey-tailed Tattler	Tringa brevipes	Rare/Accidental
Wandering Tattler	Tringa incana
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Vulnerable
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Rare/Accidental
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Near-threatened
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Oriental Pratincole	Glareola maldivarum	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Rhinoceros Auklet	Cerorhinca monocerata
Tufted Puffin	Fratercula cirrhata
Horned Puffin	Fratercula corniculata
Parakeet Auklet	Aethia psittacula
Least Auklet	Aethia pusilla
Whiskered Auklet	Aethia pygmaea
Crested Auklet	Aethia cristatella
Marbled Murrelet	Brachyramphus marmoratus	Endangered
Kittlitz's Murrelet	Brachyramphus brevirostris	Near-threatened
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle
Pigeon Guillemot	Cepphus columba
Ancient Murrelet	Synthliboramphus antiquus
Little Auk	Alle alle	Rare/Accidental
Brunnich's Guillemot	Uria lomvia
Common Guillemot	Uria aalge
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Vulnerable
Red-legged Kittiwake	Rissa brevirostris	Vulnerable
Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea	Near-threatened
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Rare/Accidental
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	Rare/Accidental
Ross's Gull	Rhodostethia rosea
Black-tailed Gull	Larus crassirostris	Rare/Accidental
Mew Gull	Larus canus
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus
Thayer's Gull	Larus thayeri
Slaty-backed Gull	Larus schistisagus
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
Aleutian Tern	Onychoprion aleuticus	Vulnerable
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
White-tailed Sea Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	Rare/Accidental
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Tengmalm's Owl	Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	Vulnerable
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Northern Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	Rare/Accidental
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo	Rare/Accidental
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	Rare/Accidental
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	Rare/Accidental
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus
Pacific-slope Flycatcher	Empidonax difficilis
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo solitarius	Rare/Accidental
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus	Rare/Accidental
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	Rare/Accidental
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Brown Shrike	Lanius cristatus	Rare/Accidental
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shrike	Lanius borealis
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Common Raven	Corvus corax
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
Siberian Accentor	Prunella montanella	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Pechora Pipit	Anthus gustavi	Rare/Accidental
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	Rare/Accidental
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	Rare/Accidental
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	Rare/Accidental
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Rare/Accidental
Green-headed Wagtail	Motacilla tschutschensis
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Rare/Accidental
Common Rosefinch	Erythrina erythrina	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Rare/Accidental
Cassin's Finch	Haemorhous cassinii	Rare/Accidental
Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	Rare/Accidental
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea
Arctic Redpoll	Acanthis hornemanni
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
McKay's Bunting	Plectrophenax hyperboreus
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Pine Bunting	Emberiza leucocephalos	Rare/Accidental
Pallas's Reed Bunting	Schoeniclus pallasi	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Reed Bunting	Schoeniclus schoeniclus	Rare/Accidental
Rustic Bunting	Schoeniclus rusticus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Little Bunting	Schoeniclus pusillus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-breasted Bunting	Schoeniclus aureolus	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Yellow-browed Bunting	Schoeniclus chrysophrys	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	Rare/Accidental
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	Rare/Accidental
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	Rare/Accidental
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca
American Tree Sparrow	Passerella arborea
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Rare/Accidental
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina	Rare/Accidental
Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla	Rare/Accidental
MacGillivray's Warbler	Geothlypis tolmiei
Mourning Warbler	Geothlypis philadelphia	Rare/Accidental
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	Rare/Accidental
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia	Rare/Accidental
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	Near-threatened
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata
Townsend's Warbler	Setophaga townsendi
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Bullock's Oriole	Icterus bullockii	Rare/Accidental
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	Rare/Accidental
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Vulnerable
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Lazuli Bunting	Passerina amoena	Rare/Accidental
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris
Eurasian Sky Lark	Alauda arvensis
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
Rusty-rumped Warbler	Locustella certhiola	Rare/Accidental
Middendorff's Warbler	Locustella ochotensis	Rare/Accidental
Lanceolated Warbler	Locustella lanceolata	Rare/Accidental
River Warbler	Locustella fluviatilis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Thick-billed Warbler	Arundinax aedon	Rare/Accidental
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	Rare/Accidental
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Rare/Accidental
Blyth's Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus dumetorum	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Northern House Martin	Delichon urbicum	Rare/Accidental
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow	Tachycineta thalassina
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Wood Warbler	Rhadina sibilatrix	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-browed Warbler	Abrornis inornatus	Rare/Accidental
Pallas's Leaf Warbler	Abrornis proregulus	Rare/Accidental
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus	Rare/Accidental
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Rare/Accidental
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Warbler	Seicercus borealis
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Lesser Whitethroat	Curruca curruca	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	Rare/Accidental
Grey-streaked Flycatcher	Muscicapa griseisticta	Rare/Accidental
Dark-sided Flycatcher	Muscicapa sibirica	Rare/Accidental
Asian Brown Flycatcher	Muscicapa dauurica	Rare/Accidental
Rufous-tailed Robin	Larvivora sibilans	Rare/Accidental
Siberian Blue Robin	Larvivora cyane	Rare/Accidental
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica
Siberian Rubythroat	Calliope calliope	Rare/Accidental
Red-flanked Bluetail	Tarsiger cyanurus	Rare/Accidental
Taiga Flycatcher	Ficedula albicilla	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Stonechat	Saxicola maurus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides	Rare/Accidental
Townsend's Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Rare/Accidental
American Robin	Turdus migratorius
Eyebrowed Thrush	Turdus obscurus	Rare/Accidental
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Rare/Accidental
Naumann's Thrush	Turdus naumanni	Rare/Accidental
Dusky Thrush	Turdus eunomus	Rare/Accidental

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